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Viewing cable 06SAOPAULO516, OPPOSITION ASSERTS CRISIS IN BRAZIL'S FOREIGN POLICY

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06SAOPAULO516 2006-05-12 18:27 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Sao Paulo
VZCZCXRO3267
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 121827Z MAY 06
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5041
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RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 7089
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RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 1369
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 0981
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 1707
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0298
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 2431
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 SAO PAULO 000516 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/BSC AND WHA/EPSC 
STATE PASS USTR MSULLIVAN 
NSC FOR CRONIN 
TREASURY FOR OASIA, DAS LEE AND FPARODI 
USDOC FOR 4332/ITA/MAC/OLAC/JANDERSEN/ADRISCOLL/MWARD 
USDOC FOR 3134/USFCS/OIO/SHUPKA 
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD 
AID/W FOR LAC/AA 
 
TAGS: PGOV PREL ETRD BR
SUBJECT: OPPOSITION ASSERTS CRISIS IN BRAZIL'S FOREIGN POLICY 
 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 
 
SUMMARY 
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1.  (U) Brazil's foreign policy is going through its worst crisis in 
recent history, according to a number of leading diplomatic and 
academic experts tied to the opposition.  Consul General (CG) 
attended a May 10 seminar on Brazil's foreign relations at the 
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute (IFHC), during which panelists 
highlighted a crisis pitting an ideologically-driven MFA with a 
statist world view formed in the 1950's and 1960's against the 
present realities of a globalized world where the MFA's framework no 
longer applies and in which Brazil must defend its economic 
interests.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (U) During a May 10 seminar on Brazil's foreign policy at the 
IFHC, panel members contended that in a departure from Brazil's 
traditional diplomacy, President Lula is the first president to use 
foreign policy to strengthen his position in domestic politics. 
Moderated by former President Cardoso (FHC), the panelists - former 
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Sergio Amaral; 
former Ambassador to the United States Rubens Barbosa; and Marcelo 
Paiva de Abreu, Economics Professor at the Pontifical Catholic 
University (PUC) of Rio de Janeiro - stated that President Lula 
takes deliberate measures to appease leftist foreign governments in 
order to solidify his position within his own party.  According to 
the panelists, the new wave of South American populism has created a 
dilemma for Brazil because, while the GoB has ideological sympathies 
for some populist leaders, Venezuelan President Chavez's actions 
undercut Brazil's drive to promote South American integration.  It 
is vital to distinguish between the "positive left," as exemplified 
by Chile, and the "negative left," composed of Argentine President 
Kirchner, Bolivian President Morales, and Venezuelan President 
Chavez.  The panelists also repeated the common criticism of the MFA 
that Brazil sacrificed too much to China without getting any 
deliverables in return. 
 
3.  (U) With respect to international and regional trade issues, 
Brazil is also facing a host of problems, the panelists noted. 
Mercosul is in crisis partly because Venezuela's membership, which 
Brazil made the grave mistake of supporting, has created an 
Argentina-Venezuela "axis" countering Brazil's Mercosul interests. 
The GoB's proposal for Bolivia's entry into Mercosul has compounded 
the crisis.  The panelists criticized Brazil for not having a 
back-up plan to the much-touted WTO Doha Round negotiations even 
while the United States has been successfully negotiating bilateral 
free trade agreements with a number of South American countries, 
forcing Brazil into a commercial "checkmate."  Outside Mercosul, in 
2005 Brazil recognized China as a market economy, but the PRC 
nonetheless took an active role in preventing Brazil from gaining a 
permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the panelists added. 
 
COMMENT 
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4.  (SBU) The IFHC is mainly a think tank of the opposition 
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB); two of the panelists at the 
May 10 event held important foreign policy positions in FHC's 
administration, and the third is from PUC Rio, a PSDB academic 
stronghold.  In addition, the PSDB presidential nominee, Sao Paulo 
ex-Governor Geraldo Alckmin, attended the seminar.  That said, the 
views expressed by the panel are not outside the mainstream 
perspectives held by Brazil's elite.  If Lula and his Workers Party 
(PT) hope to draw support away from the opposition, they may wish to 
heed the views expressed at the seminar.  On the other hand, the 
prevailing wisdom is that Brazilian voters do not pay attention to 
 
SAO PAULO 00000516  002 OF 002 
 
 
foreign policy, and that it will not be an election issue.  In any 
event, a change in the GoB's foreign policy orientation is unlikely 
absent wholesale change in the upper ranks of Itamaraty (the MFA), 
which is itself not likely to occur if Lula wins a second term.  END 
COMMENT. 
 
5.  (U) This cable was coordinated/cleared with Embassy Brasilia. 
 
MCMULLEN